In this visual studies course students learn the craft of digital video production and post-production through the creation of short video projects focused on the genres of speculation, especially about the future of humans and human societies, as a creative framework.
News & Events
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This visual studies course examines a series of problems that beauty and other sensuous pleasures make for philosophy, film, and contemporary art.
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Emma Schwartz ’24, Naren Roy ’23, and Alexa Horkava ’22 are working with the Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo’s digital archives via a CPGC-sponsored fellowship in the Haverford library this summer.
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Sophie Schleifer ‘22, Liana Wilson-Graff ‘23, and Hilda Delgado ‘22 make video production accessible to non-film-school students with SLOP, their new online programming platform.
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Becca Matson ’22 is working with digital and physical archives this summer as a summer programs assistant at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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During fall 2020, filmmakers Seemab Gul and Nida Mehboob will be in virtual residence at Haverford College’s VCAM (Visual Culture, Arts, and Media) facility through its new Media and Makers Initiative. During their time with Haverford, they’ll meet with faculty and students, as well as work on post-production for their film How I Like It.
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Duet, the short film collaboration of Haverford's John Muse and theater maker Mason Rosenthal, is now streaming as part of the Philadelphia ICA’s Open Video Call (OVC), to be followed by a live Zoom conversation this Wednesday.
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The Black Extra/ordinary Symposium, organized by Assistant Professor Christina Knight, welcomed scholars, curators and artists from the greater Philadelphia area to campus’ new VCAM building for an explosive keynote performance and a day of discussions about black representation in fine arts, historical archives, and other visual landscapes.
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This new course (taught by the new director of the visual studies program) introduces students to key issues in this interdisciplinary field.